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Holly macve (Born 23rd May, 1995) Is a Singer-songwriter born in Galway, raised in West Yorkshire, England. She released her Debut album ‘Golden Eagle’ in 2017, which she toured internationally. Her music has been described as alternative country/ folk.

Career
Holly was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather Duncan Druce, was a classical composer and her mother is a music therapist. She started writing at the age of 11 and taught herself Piano and Guitar to accompany her voice and words. She grew up in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire & attended Leeds College of Music aged 16 before moving to London aged 17, signing her first publishing and management deal with Tileyard. She spent a year co-writing but discovered she preferred writing on her own. She soon moved to Brighton and worked in a small cafe where she was discovered and signed by Bella Union records.

She gained critical acclaim after releasing her singles 'Heartbreak Blues' and 'No one has the answers' and has appeared at many festivals including Glastonbury Festival, End of the Road Festival, Latitude Festival & Electric Picnic. 'Following Holly's appearance at SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas in 2017 she was labeled as one of the top ’12 notable acts’  by The New York Times & described as the ‘Best voice I heard at SXSW’ by Bob Boilen (NPR Music).

Golden Eagle
Holly's Debut Album  'Golden eagle' was produced and mixed by Paul Gregory, Lanterns on the Lake. It became Rough Trade Records album of the month and she was made 'Rising star of the month' at Mojo (magazine) who rated the album 4/5. She was described by Record Collector 'Like an ethereal offspring of Nick Cave blessed with the stark musical backdrop of Johnny Cash’s American series of recordings' who also gave the record a 4/5 review.